Category Archives: Syndicated
Pompeo ‘deeply disappointed’ in EU court decision to ditch trans-Atlantic data transfer deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Friday the United States was "deeply disappointed" in a ruling on Thursday by Europe's highest court that a trans-Atlantic data trans...
Jul 17, 2020
Canada medical officials worried about recent spike in coronavirus cases
OTTAWA (Reuters) - A recent spike in coronavirus cases in Canada is worrying and can be linked to groups of young people gathering in bars and elsewhere, a top medical official said on Friday. "When w...
Jul 17, 2020
Brazil judge orders all workers at JBS plant to stay home due to coronavirus
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - A Brazilian judge has ordered all employees at a pork plant owned by meatpacker JBS to stay home for at least 14 days due to a coronavirus outbreak among workers, that prosecutor...
Jul 17, 2020
Russia’s economy contracts more slowly in June
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's economy was 6.4% smaller in June than a year earlier, data showed on Friday, following a sharper contraction -- revised to 10.7% -- in May, when the country was partially l...
Jul 17, 2020
U.S. travel industry seeks government assistance, new tax breaks to spur trips
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The coronavirus-hit U.S. travel industry on Friday asked Congress for $10 billion in federal grants to promote safe practices, new liability protections and tax credits for trav...
Jul 17, 2020
Soccer-Chilean clubs return to training but no date for restart set
SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Chilean soccer clubs resumed training on Thursday for the first time since March but the South American nation remains under a state of emergency and there is still no date for a ...
Jul 17, 2020
Blink and we’ll be swallowed up, warns Mercedes’ Allison
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Formula One champions Mercedes risk being 'swallowed up' by rivals if they lose concentration, the team's technical director James Allison warned on Friday despite a dominant star...
Jul 17, 2020
U.S. Treasury chief sees ‘significant amount’ for schools in next coronavirus aid bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Friday that he expects the next coronavirus aid bill to provide a "significant amount of money" to help U.S. K-12 schools to reope...
Jul 17, 2020
NFL calls misconduct accusations against Washington team ‘serious, disturbing’
By Frank Pingue (Reuters) - The National Football League (NFL) said on Friday it takes accusations of workplace misconduct against the Washington Redskins team seriously and will meet with the team's ...
Jul 17, 2020
Argentina to gradually ease Buenos Aires lockdown after slowing virus spread, president says
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina will gradually loosen a lockdown in and around capital city Buenos Aires, President Alberto Fernndez said on Friday, after tougher restrictions since the start of Ju...
Jul 17, 2020
